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Developing lightweight, yet powerful air taxi batteries is a big challenge.

The highly-anticipated Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing and R&D Summit 2024, scheduled for 24th - 25th June 2024 at the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California, is an exclusive, invitation-only summit that will bring together manufacturing and engineering executives and distinguished innovative suppliers and solution providers for profound discussions on key industry challenges and interests, relevant market developments, and practical and progressive ideas and strategies.

WAYNESBORO, VA—Northrop Grumman has begun construction of a new $200 million-plus assembly plant here. 

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT—Beta Technologies, a manufacturer of electric airplanes, has begun hiring personnel to ramp up production at its assembly plant here, which opened last October.

ATLANTA—Lockheed Martin has added a new epoxy from Magnolia Advanced Materials to its engineering materials and approved products (EMAP) list.

Rising demand for new commercial and defense aircraft is driving market growth.

BRISTOL, England—Q5D Technology Ltd. has received a $3 million investment led by Lockheed Martin Ventures to develop an automated wiring harness assembly process.

Traditionally, airplane manufacturing has been difficult to automate, due to factors such as tight tolerances and stringent quality demands. However, a new breed of robots enhanced with artificial intelligence technology promises to change that scenario.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—Karman Space & Defense will manufacture a variety of subsystems for the X-59, a new supersonic aircraft being developed by Lockheed Martin and NASA. 

ROME—Automation firm Comau and aerospace supplier Leonardo S.p.A. are working together to develop self-adaptive robotic technology that can autonomously inspect helicopter blades up to 7 meters long.